A two-vehicle wreck killed two Aug. 18 on Texas 35 in Refugio County, near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy of KAVU-TV)

A two-vehicle wreck killed two Aug. 18 on Texas 35 in Refugio County, near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy of KAVU-TV)

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Suspect Leo George Click (TDCJ photo)

Suspect Leo George Click (TDCJ photo)

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Samuel Stoffregen, 14, of Austin, photographed in Chicago's Millennium Park. He and a friend's mother were killed in the crash.

Samuel Stoffregen, 14, of Austin, photographed in Chicago's Millennium Park. He and a friend's mother were killed in the crash.

Photo: Family Photo

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Leo "Willy" Click Jr., 11, received the Medal of Heroism from the American Legion Post 166 in Victoria. Willy, shown with commander John Tait, left, and Will Martin, was the only person conscious after the crash. Despite his injuries, he flagged down help to save his family. (AP Photo/Victoria Advocate, Angeli Wright) less

Leo "Willy" Click Jr., 11, received the Medal of Heroism from the American Legion Post 166 in Victoria. Willy, shown with commander John Tait, left, and Will Martin, was the only person conscious ... more

Photo: Angeli Wright, Associated Press

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Leo "Willy" Click Jr.

Leo "Willy" Click Jr.

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Willy was a bit embarrassed by all the fuss over his award. (Victoria Advocate photo)

Willy was a bit embarrassed by all the fuss over his award. (Victoria Advocate photo)

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Willy at the award presentation

Willy at the award presentation

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Fatal crash leaves one father grieving, another a suspect

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While a young boy has been earning accolades for heroism in a horrific accident, his father has been indicted over two deaths caused by the wreck and is apparently avoiding authorities.

The center of the tragic story is a two-vehicle wreck Aug. 18 on Texas 35 in Refugio County, near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

Two Austin residents died at the scene: Nicole Lowenberg, 45, one of the drivers, and Samuel Stoffregen, 14, a passenger in her 2007 Range Rover.

The southbound SUV, which also carried Lowenberg's two sons — Nicholas, 14, and Trey, 10 — was hit by a northbound pickup driven by 43-year-old Leo George Click, of Victoria, who allegedly crossed the center line.

Lowenberg was taking her sons and Samuel to the beach for a last vacation before the teens started high school, said Jonathan Stoffregen, Samuel's father.

The grieving dad has contacted media to report that Click, as of Wednesday, had not been arrested on charges stemming from the accident.

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Click is due in court Dec. 16 following a Nov. 22 indictment on two charges of criminal negligent homicide and five charges of injury to a child, said Ray Hardy Jr., assistant district attorney for Refugio County.